Lakeshore eliminates Vikings in semifinals
Published 9:05 am Tuesday, June 4, 2019
SOUTH HAVEN — Lakeshore and Edwardsburg advanced to the Division 2 district championship games with shutout victories at South Haven Monday afternoon.
The Eddies (27-6) blanked Benton Harbor 20-0 in a game that lasted the full seven innings.
The Vikings (6-20) were blanked by the Lancers 10-0 in five innings.
The championship game between Edwardsburg and Lakeshore was still in progress at press time. See leaderpub.com for more on that contest.
Edwardsburg vs. Benton Harbor
In a game that was restarted after thunderstorms postponed the semifinal on Saturday, Edwardsburg scored in every inning against the Tigers, but it was the sixth frame that put Benton Harbor away.
The Eddies exploded for 11 runs on five hits, a pair of hit batsmen, five walks and an error.
Edwardsburg finished with 13 hits, including a 3-for-4 performance from Mac Gaideski that included a double and three RBIs.
Caden Goggins, Jonah Sibley and Bryce Blue all had two hits. Goggins and Blue each drove in four runs.
Gaideski, who started the game on Saturday, was replaced by Travis Straughn in the second inning on Monday and picked up the win.